In 1185 Minamoto no Yoritomo was the most powerful figure in the land. However, he neither sought the throne for himself or his descendants, nor tried to destroy it. Instead, he sought from the court legitimisation of his power through the title Seii Tai-Shogun (barbarian-subduing great general) generally abbreviated to Shogun. This was granted to him in 1192.
-Kenneth Henshall
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